A Honda sedan appeared to rear end a tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane of the road about 10:30 A.M.
NETHER PROVIDENCE – A serious accident closed down Interstate 476 northbound between MacDade Boulevard and Baltimore Pike Friday due to a vehicle and tractor-trailer accident.
A Honda sedan was under the rear of a tractor-trailer in the breakdown lane of the road about 10:30 a.m.
A number of fire companies and EMS units responded to the scene including South Media and Garden City. Crews cut the roof off the car which could be seen underneath the tractor-trailer.
Reports indicate there were two occupants with at least one taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center Trauma Unit.
Rescue crews worked for over 30 minutes to free the victims with a tow truck crane called in to assist.
Nether Providence police release an alert at 11:20 a.m. stating that the road could be closed for some time. Police were turning traffic around that was stuck behind the accident. The southbound lanes were also backed up as traffic slowed while passing and for the numerous emergency units.
The road was reopened by 1 p.m.
The state Turnpike Commission and Pennsylvania State police said in a press release on Tuesday that the Thanksgiving holidays are the busiest travel holiday of the year with 3.15 million motorists traveling during the six-day period ending on Sunday.
According to PennDOT data, during the 2020 holiday travel period beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and running through Jan. 2, 2021, there were 1,000 impaired driving crashes, resulting in 26 fatalities.
“Working together, we can all do our part to prevent crashes and fatalities on Pennsylvania roadways,” said PennDOT Acting Executive Deputy Secretary Melissa Batula. “We want everyone to arrive safely this holiday travel season, so please designate a sober driver and always wear your seat belt.